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    Sfax is a historical city located Sfax Governorate in Tunisia. It was built by Aghlabid prince Abu Abbass Muhammad between 849 - 851 AD on the ruins of Roman Taparura. The city was founded as a defensive fortress and watchtower on the Mediterranean coast (Kasbah of Sfax). The Sfax medina represents the best example of the most conserved Arab-Muslim town planning in all the Mediterranean region.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Medina of Sfax.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Sfax
    by Jaume Ollé, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
    Sfax
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    Sfax
    by Sarah Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Sfax

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2012

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Tunisia

    Sfax Governorate

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    9th Century AD

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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